Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

2020

Recorded live in 2016—almost exactly 100 years to the day since Leopold Stokowski conducted The Philadelphia Orchestra in the US premiere of the work—Mahler’s Eighth once again awes and overwhelms. Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s superb musicianship and skill in choral repertoire make this very special indeed. The orchestra plays magnificently, the choirs sing as if their lives depended on it and the numerous soloists are well chosen, with Erin Wall and Angela Meade the standouts. The recording captures the symphony’s scale as well as its complex spatial demands. A terrific account of a work whose performance still ranks as a major musical event.

I. "Veni creator spiritus"

Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Joe Miller

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

Anthony Dean Griffey, Elizabeth Bishop, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, Markus Werba, John Relyea, Angela Meade, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Joe Miller

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Anthony Dean Griffey, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade, Scott Tucker, Erin Wall, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, John Relyea, Joe Miller

1:47

IV. Tempo I. Allegro, etwas hastig

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:25

V. "Infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba, Elizabeth Bishop, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mihoko Fujimura, Angela Meade, Anthony Dean Griffey, John Relyea

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

Erin Wall, The American Boychoir, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, Anthony Dean Griffey, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Angela Meade, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba, Joe Miller

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Markus Werba, Angela Meade, Anthony Dean Griffey, Erin Wall, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, John Relyea, Joe Miller

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

Scott Tucker, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Markus Werba, Anthony Dean Griffey, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The American Boychoir, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Angela Meade, Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, John Relyea, Joe Miller

1:52

I. Poco adagio

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

Westminster Symphonic Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Joe Miller

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

Westminster Symphonic Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The American Boychoir, Scott Tucker, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Joe Miller

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Joe Miller

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Joe Miller

0:35

X. "Hier ist die Aussicht frei" - "Freudig empfangen wir"

Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The American Boychoir, Anthony Dean Griffey, Joe Miller

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Dean Griffey, The Philadelphia Orchestra

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

Scott Tucker, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Anthony Dean Griffey, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Joe Miller

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

XIV. "Dir, der Unberührbaren" - "Du schwebst zu Höhen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, Joe Miller

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:59

XVI. ''Bei dem Bronn, zu dem schon weiland"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elizabeth Bishop

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade, Elizabeth Bishop, Mihoko Fujimura

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

The American Boychoir, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Choral Arts Society of Washington

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

The American Boychoir, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

The American Boychoir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Dean Griffey, Scott Tucker, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Joe Miller

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

The American Boychoir, Markus Werba, Erin Wall, Mihoko Fujimura, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Angela Meade, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, John Relyea, Anthony Dean Griffey, Elizabeth Bishop, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Joe Miller

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer